Healthcare

Combining the two employee resources can lead to increased adoption and improved health for participants.

There are several reasons you may want to educate workers on the value of leaving their 401(k) assets in your company plan should they leave your employment.

There are several, smart ways organizations can be ready for IRS ‘focused examinations’ of their benefit plans, including bringing in outside advisers and lawyers to make sure plan documents, internal controls and recordkeeping are sound.

In the three years since private health insurance exchanges have reshaped the landscape for managing active employee populations, attention has shifted from enrollment numbers to changes in employee behavior.

Lack of communication and conflicts of interest are two areas plan sponsors should review when determining whether to change 401(k) plan providers.

Brokers should pay attention to expanded feature offerings when recommending a carrier for STD coverage.

Employees have more responsibility than ever for both the cost and control of their health, yet they are getting confusing guidance about how frequently they should be assessing their health risk.

Advisers should follow Zenefits’ approach and ‘create one solution and master it,’ says BenefitVault’s Ryan Toner, who will discuss the effect of market disruption at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance.

For employers and brokers looking to unify platforms, Maestro Health's Nancy Reardon offers a place to start.

Leslie Straus leads a fast-growing division of The Benefit Companies that focuses solely on helping employers tackle the problem of tracking, monitoring and analyzing employee data.